ALDI Drills

Model PT190101. Drill hardly used, works OK, No Manual? – There's a ring around the base of the chuck with numbers 1-21. What are they? I can't find a manual to explain them. The keyless chuck requires very strong wrists to release the drill bit. There may be an easy way, but there's no manual to explain it. My drill has had only light use and still works OK. If you have heavy duty work for your drill you should consider spending more on a more professional tool.

ALDI 20;Volt Tools .Go for it. Good value – In total I have this drill, and a later version with hammer function, a driver, a rattle gun, 2 different blowers, a multi unit hedge trimmer, chainsaw lawn edger and whipper snipper, reciprocating saw, a 6" pruning chain saw all from ALDI and grinder from Autobarn that uses same batteries, all extremely useful and work as they should for moderate… Read more

home use. ( Grinder a bit less convincing in performance than the ALDI items) The only item below par was a stick vacuum that worked ok but no brush in head so limited. ( It got accidentally broken anyway) I recommend all the Ferex, GardenLine coreless tools and the Batteries they use for home users.

Good drill – Fantastic value for money Light yet powerful enough for drilling. The chuck only takes up to 9.5mm drills . Good for screwing Only issue I found is when turning the selector ring to hammer it isn’t smooth and quite stiff . Show reply

Pitiful user Manual – Of course, Made in China means horrible documentation!! No diagrams and therefore number references go with NOTHING. Taking the battery off was tricky and of course no help from the manual!! Show details

Fine for 3 weeks then turn shaft locked and wouldn't budge – Shaft locked and wouldn't budge despite many attempts. Inexpensive and behaved that way Show details

Cheap and grest value – I bought my Ferex cordless drill from Aldi in 2018. Have built 2 shadehouse including more than 500 screws in shadecloth into aluminium . Has never let me down and I am still using it. Show details

WorkZone Is Not The Bargain You Are Looking For – Bought an ALDI WORKZONE drill about two years ago. As I recall it was a package with charger and battery. After only light household use - a few dozen times at most, the keyless chuck loosens itself, which requires interrupting the job to retighten, and now the charger has died. When purchased I’m sure it was advertised as a three year warranty,… Read more

but now ALDI say one year, so it isn’t covered. Really terrible product, terrible customer service, unreliable and untrustworthy. Seems like a bargain when you buy it, but when you have to buy a replacement two years later, not so much. Last time I buy any electronic tools from ALDI.

Burn out – Worked fine for a while, then noticed it would not turn, but the light was on, tried reverse , worked for a second, flicked back to clockwise, then smoke started coming out of this drill ! So it's stuffed.

VERY DISAPPOINTED, Battery life is shocking, may as well throw drill, batteries and charger in the bin – Aldi should replace this drill combo with a better quality than the Workforce Titanium 24-volt, battery life is absolutely very very poor, may as well chuck the Drill, batteries and Charger in the bin after less than 12 months

Cheap but not cheerful – Seemed to be made really well and had a lot of features.. Drill, screwdriver and Hammer settings. Also had a light. Nice size and balance and is also 2 speeds. Then drill died after a few goes very disappointing. Returned for a full refund a month later. A bit sad Show details

Failed after 10 minutes light use – Ferrex policies on service do only one good thing: they convince you never to buy their products ever again, and by extension Aldi products, because Aldi management know full well how diabolical Ferrex are to deal with. SHAME ON ALDI MANAGEMENT for looking the other way & taking your hard earned $. I'm done with them. Show details

Chuck faulty within warranty but terrible warranty process – Chuck stopped tightening. After several emails back and forth and videos to show Chuck not working, was told to post it (Standard post!) at my own risk. Will only reimburse postage cost if not deemed Manufacturer's fault. On a $50 item I would be carrying all the risk of just about the same money in postage spent trying to get the item fixed. … Read more

Also, standard post has no tracking so additional risk there too. Not worth it! I'll try to fix it myself. 3 year warranty means nothing unless it is a mayor fault.

battery issue – Spare battery similar to another review would not charge up when I came to use it some months later. After disassembly, I found electronic circuitry connected to various cell groups. Some of the cells had become out of step requiring individual charging. Now OK, but that would be beyond the average customer. The drill has performed very well for… Read more

4.5 years with only a recent chuck seizure that has been freed although I broke the chuck retaining machine screw (M6 x 16mm LH CSK) in the process. The chuck has been used with drill bits from <1mm to 13mm, impact & diamond core drill bits.

Rubbish quality, horrible customer service – Its been 4 months now, I have been trying get a replacement drill charger for FERREX drill. Here is my horrible customer service experience: Drill came with a dead charger, I spoke to Aldi, they advised me to talk to Ferrex customer service. Spoke to Ferrex customer service they asked me pictures etc. Sent pictures, they told me to post the… Read more

charger and batteries at my own expense, paid $12.50 from my pocket (haven't been reimbursed in last three months). Waited for almost one month with no reply to my emails from them, finally they came with wrong conclusion they said battery is faulty instead of charger. They shipped me a battery with old charger, when I connect the charger won't charge. Spoke to them again, they were grumpy and they told me they told me to cut the charger cord, peal of stickers and send them pictures. I followed their instructions. Its been two more since then I have not received a charger. Their customer rep named [Name Removed] white, responds after weeks to emails and she says we don't have chargers in stock! Aldi still sells these drill.

In total I have wasted 4 months, too many emails, wasted money on their rubbish product and postage and time etc. I still don't have replacement charger.

I now say no to ALDI special buys to my friends.

Warranty issues ????? – I just purchased this drill but have not used it yet. Hopefully my drill is problem free. But this post is about warranty with Aldi which people seem to have issues with. I have had 2 occasions where an Aldi tool crapped itself. I took the tool & receipt to the Aldi store i purchased it from (not that the store matters probably) and they… Read more

refunded me the purchase price immediately. No drama at all. Unfortunately, if you do have a problem, it is often not possible to get an exchange as they are all sold, so a refund is it. Aldi's warranty is honored as far as i am concerned.

Works for small jobs around the house – Does small jobs around the house. I wouldn't recommend it for working purposes but it is useful for small home jobs. I probably wouldn't buy again if I had the option. The trigger keeps going off and on so I don't get the full capacity of the drills strength because it's not continuous. Show details

Good drill for the infrequent handyman jobs – Good weight distribution. Comes with charger and two batteries. Good instruction book. Comes supplied with a few attachments which are of dubious quality. It has a good range of torque settings, two drill speeds and a simple drilling only setting. No impact drilling is possible. So far, this drill has worked reasonably well and has done what I… Read more

required it to do, which wasn't anything too difficult. I have my doubts about it's torque ability though. Attaching the belt hook was a bit confusing though. The chuck size is 11 mm (I think) so it won't take large drill bits. It comes with a three year warranty, but I have to wonder if it would be worth the hassle of trying to use it given what I paid for the drill. If I get a few years use out of this then I will be happy. However I have noticed that when I recharge the batteries, they never seem to show a full charge on the inbuilt charge display, despite being left on the charger overnight.

Delaying Warranty replacement for over 5 months and eventually forcing me to return the kit – Background: Over time I bought into a whole range of Aldi battery operated tools that work with the 20V Li-ion batteries including Gardening tools and tyre inflating pump etc with the assumption that the paid price includes a proper warranty that can actually be exercised within a reasonable time frame. So I bought a brushless Workzone 20v drill… Read more

and impact driver kit with 2 batteries which was before Aldi rebranded its private label from Workzone with Ferrex. Unfortunately the drill was faulty which they accepted upon return. Since I was happy with the impact driver I issued a warranty claim ( 3yr warranty) within 2 weeks from purchase for just the drill to get that replaced/fixed. Ever since I've been waiting and initaite contact once a month enquiring about the status just to get a meaningless excuse. Eventually on the second weekend of April they had special buys for a similar drill branded as Ferrex! It might have a different model no#, a different brand, a different color but it is the closest substitute product of same value and user experience. Since there was still no update on my faulty drill I asked them to hand out a Ferrex drill.

Aldi support: "I would like to inform you that your WORKZONE TITANIUM 20V Brushless Drill & Impact Driver cannot be replaced with the FERREX 20V Brushless Drill Kit as they are different products. They both use the same battery, but they are two different drill brands. I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience. "

I am still struggling to understand why would Aldi not just throw me a brushless drill they have in stock instead of making a big fuss about sticking to the exact (discontinued) model and attempt to back out from taking responsibility for their poor quality control for selling a faulty item and replace it within a reasonable time fraim. Let's be honest it's the same budget drill, I am not asking for an Ozito drill to be replaced by a Makita.

Aldi, If you have no stock of the discontinued model don't you think you could entitle yourself to move on to the closest match that you have stock of? Or where we expecting the plant in China to assemble a discontinued model just for me, of course not. Why would they keep a customer waiting for 5 months and tell you have to return the whole set if you want your inflated money back.

So the ultimatum I've been given is that I have 14 days to return the entire kit including the working impact driver which I am happy with and undo the purchase and they "apologise for the inconvenience."

I wish I could return all my ALDI tools and batteries and get my money back with interest (CPI). I wish I never invested into their range. And ALDI you are misinforming customers with your 3 yr Warranty label as Warranty and money back guarantee are too different things.

battery disappointment – I bought a Workzone titanium 24v lithium ion cordless drill with hammer action about 18 months ago from ALDI. It came with 2 batteries. I have been using the drill infrequently on the first battery. Recently I endeavoured to use the second battery. This battery would charge for one to two minutes then would indicate that it was fully charged. When… Read more

installed in the drill it would operate for only 30 seconds. Whilst I only wanted a replacement battery under warranty, I have been advised that this is a discontinued item.

Cheap but good value - you get a bit more than you pay for – This is for the black skin - brushless drill [no hammer feature] Recently bought an Aldi / workzone 20v cordless brushless drill. Yep....I already have too many drills but I couldn't pass up the Aldi clearance bin. This drill works with the 20v batteries sold by Aldi. Installing and removing the battery is pretty easy. My preference is to use at… Read more

least the 4AmpHour battery with the digital power level display. While this is a bit heavier than the 1.5ah battery, it provides significantly more work time. It has a keyless chuck, this works OK. The soft button forward/ reverse is something different. I haven't really challenged the drill to determine its durability. A small globe lights up part of the work area - but not particularly well. 21 speed settings and 2 speed gear control provides too many options to use. My guess is most will leave it at max speed, and occasionally drop it to a lower setting. So far so good. But I do have a small complaint. The drill comes with a belt clip you install once you remove the drill from the box. Then you curse this as you get close to cutting your finger when removing the battery. It also protrudes below the drill skin (No battery installed) making it awkward to stand the drill upright. The solution???? No prizes for guessing this....don't install the belt clip until you need it. Overall a good addition for the average handyman, and great value considering the 5 year warranty. Recommended for general use.

Ferrex Impact dril – The drill is certainly only 3rd class, to say the least. You get what you pay for surely is here very appropriate. The chuck failed in many instances and very often it fails on "overload" hey...even while one is drilling a 6 mm hole in a steel plate? Show details

Worked fine for a week – Worked fine for a week with very lite use and then the keyless chuck got stuck. After sales support is terrible. Making a warranty claim is far away too complicated. They ask you to take specific pictures, make movies, files cannot be bigger than 25mb otherwise they won't receive it. Then they ask you to break the metal prongs where the battery… Read more

attaches and it just goes on. When you ask for clarifications, they don't reply back. It has been two weeks since I've opened the warranty claim and still no signs of getting a replacement.

UPDATE: I finally got the replacement. Now the charger died, before completing not even 10 charges. This is a toy.

Dead after a few months. Failed design – Bought this as my 2nd drill, so I didn't need to change bits (I've Makita drills). The first use, the drill toppled forward & broke the drill bits.... then realized, the thing is poorly designed. Unbalanced. Front heavy. Broke several bits. Need to put it down very carefully so it won't topple. Frustrating. Last week, the thing stopped working.… Read more

Dead. Swapped battery, it worked... Then died again. Did this several time (changing battery to revive the bloody thing). Then, it died. Won't restart. So returned it for refund today.

Yeaaa, get what I paid for ($80).... But didn't expect it to be so poorly designed and short life.